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1.  The Union Government is planning to safeguard fast-eroding Majuli island — world’s largest riverine island using research carried out on floating Brahmaputra Biodiversity and Biology Boat (B4) labs along Brahmaputra River. 2.  The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) commissioned two high-speed interceptor boats  C-433  and  C-434  boats at the Dighi Port in Mumbai, Maharashtra. 3.  India is collaborating with Russia to build Rooppur nuclear power plant in Bangladesh. It will be first initiative under an India-Russia nuclear deal to undertake atomic energy projects in third countries. 4.  The Union Government has issued gazette notification, notifying that Peer-to-peer lending (P2P) platforms will be treated as non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) and thus regulated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI). Peer-To-Peer Lending (P2P) P2P lending is a form of crowd-funding used to raise loans which are paid back with interest. It enables individuals to borrow and lend money – without use of

1.  Infosys Foundation has signed a  memorandum of understanding (MoU)  with Visakha Jilla Nava Nirman Samithi (VJNNS) an NGO  to construct  100 gravity fed water supply systems  in the tribal villages of  Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh . 2.  China  has  issued a commemorative stamp in honour of the world’s largest radio telescope located in Guizhou province   3. The  Foreign Ministerial meeting  among India Foreign Minister, US Secretary of State Tillerson and Japanese FM Kono  held in New York. 4.  The  International Finance Corporation (IFC)  has  announced to invest USD 50 million (about Rs 320 crore) in realty firm Mahindra Lifespace Developers industrial park projects. 5.  Ms.Raquel Dodge became the first woman General Prosecutor of Brazil, in Brasilia. 6.  Twitter  a  Micro-blogging website  has  appointed Indian-born Sriram Krishnan as Senior Director of Product 7.  Pune NGO “Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP)” for women farmers wins UN Equator Prize 8.  HP Inc India

1. An autonomous body of Ministry of Science and Technology,  National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute has signed MoU with Ludhiana based Bonn Food Industries   The MoU has been  signed to promote coloured wheat with antioxidant qualities beneficial for control of diabetes, cholesterol and obesity. 2.  Ms.Abanti Sankaranarayanan, Chief Strategy and Corporate Affairs Officer, Diageo India, has been elected as the chairperson of the board of The  Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) . 3. The Hindu Group was awarded two gold and one silver at the South Asian Digital Media Awards at the  WAN-IFRA (World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers)  India 2017 conference, in Chennai. 4.  Sri Lanka Cricket bans Chamara Silva for 2 years on fixing charges 5. In the latest ICC T20 rankings of batsmen  Indian captain Virat Kohli has remained on top spot with 826 points. 6.  BJP MP, Mr.Mahant Chandnath, from Alwar, passed away at a hospital in Delhi. 7.  INS Garh

1. Vice President Mr.M.Venkaiah Naidu laid foundation stone for Regional Vocational Training Institute, in Hyderabad  This Regional Vocational Training Institute for women is the first of its kind in Telangana. 2. Ayurveda sytudents from across the country have set a new Guinness World Record for maximum number of people receiving  ‘nasya panchakarma’ treatment at 1st Rashtriya Ayurved Yuva Mahotsav, the national event for students of ayurveda., organised by the National Ayurveda Student Youth Association  (NASYA)  in association with the Department of AYUSH. The event was hosted by the  National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA)  in Jaipur  ‘Nasya karm’ refers to the ayurvedic therapy that includes instillation of herbal oils, juices or powders through the nasal route 3.  Tunisia lifts ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslims Tunisia Capital: Tunis President: Beji Caid Essebsi Currency: Tunisian Dinar 4. Air India has launched its direct flight from  New Delhi to Copenhagen

1.  The sole Marshal of the Indian Air Force (IAF) Arjan Singh passed away following cardiac arrest in New Delhi. He was 98. He was known for shaping IAF in its early years as well as during some of its most difficult junctures. In 2002, on the occasion of Republic Day, he was granted honorary rank of Marshal, highest military rank attainable, which before him only two Army chiefs, K M Carriappa and Sam Manekshaw, had achieved. 2.  The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has downgraded conservation status of snow leopard from “endangered” to “vulnerable”. It was changed after three-year assessment process by international experts. The change in status comes 45 years after snow leopard was first declared endangered in 1972 Endangered Species:  According to IUCN, species are considered ‘endangered,’ if they are fewer than 2,500 and experiencing high rate of decline. Vulnerable Species:  Species are fewer than 10,000 and its population has declined at least 10% o

1.Kerala’s Health minister K.K. Shylaja announced that kerla is planning to  open India’s first transgender-exclusive clinics  at government medical colleges across the state. 2.  World Bank President Mr.Jim Yong Kim  announced that World Bank has allocated  $8 billion  for infrastructure projects under  China’s Silk Road initiative, Beijing. 3.  Mindtree, a Bengaluru  based muitinational company inaugurated its first international Digital Pumpkin innovation hub at Warren, New Jersey, in US. 4.  Hindustan Shipyard  Ltd will  ink a partnership with Hyundai Heavy Industries Co Ltd of South Korea for construction of fleet support ships (FSS) for the Navy  in both the countries. 5. restaurant discovery and food delivery firm Zomato acquired  logistics startup Runnr . 6.  Maharashtra  has  won the Chief Minister’s cup  at National kickboxing championship . It has 45 gold medals. The National kickboxing championship is being  held in Raipur . 7.   Senior Supreme Court L